Text Structure
Crooked teeth can cause issues. It can make it harder to keep your teeth clean and can lead to teeth grinding. The most effective way to straighten crooked teeth is through braces. Braces can move the teeth to the right spot.
Problem and Solution
Correct this sentence:
My aunt lives at 547 green Street, Boston, Ma.
My aunt lives at 547 Green Street, Boston, MA.
What does the word part com- mean?
put together
What's a synonym for provisions?
goods, supplies, necessary items
What are the 2 transition words in the text:
Before I came to school, I went to the gym. Then, I got ready and ate some breakfast.
Before
Then
The abacus, a tool made of beads on rods, was the first calculator. People would slide the beads up and down the rods to help them count. In the 1600s, slides rules were developed. These helped people multiply and divide quickly. The modern calculator was invented in the 1960s.
Chronological
What correction is needed?
My sister's friend lives in burlington, Vermont.
Burlington
What does the word part anti- mean?
What does the word empower mean?
to give someone the power or authority to do something
What is the author's purpose in historical fiction?
To tell a story about the past.
Texting and email are both ways to communicate, but texting is instant and more informal, while email is more formal and allows for attachments
Compare and Contrast
What are conjunctions? Give 2 examples.
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
before, after, if, because, though, since, unless
and, or, but
What does the word part pro- mean?
What does oblige mean?
To help or assist
What are:
adjectives, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs
describes the noun, person/place/thing/idea, a word that replaces a noun, action word, describes the verb
Sally stayed up late the night before a test to watch a movie and did not study. The next day, she had a hard time focusing on her math test and kept making silly mistakes.
Cause and Effect
Correlative conjunctions connect two words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equivalent. They emphasize the relationship between the two connected parts of the sentence.
Give 2 examples of correlative conjunctions.
"both...and," "either...or," "neither...nor," "not only...but also," "as...as," and "whether...or"
What are 3 words that begin with the word part super-?
Supermarket
Superstar
Supersonic
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What does the word petition mean?
a formal request signed by many people
True or False
Comparative adjectives compare two people, places, things, or groups
Superlative adjectives compare three or more
True
The old library, with its towering bookshelves and hushed atmosphere, seemed to hold the wisdom of ages. Sunlight streamed through the stained-glass windows, illuminating the dusty tomes and creating a magical, almost ethereal, ambiance.
Description
Subordinating conjunctions are words that link a dependent clause (a clause that cannot stand alone) to an independent clause (a clause that can stand alone).
What are 2 examples of subordinating conjunctions?
Time: after, although, as, as if, as long as, before, because, despite, even if, even though, if, in order that, rather than, since, so that, though, unless, until, when, where, whereas, whether, and while.
Reason: because, so that, since.
Condition: unless, if, in case.
What do the following Greek Roots mean?
tele, micro, graph, audi, rupt, scrib, spec
far away, small, write/draw, hear, burst, write, see
What does the word sympathize mean?
to feel or express concern, compassion, and support for someone
A superlative adjective describes something as being the highest or lowest degree of a quality compared to a group of three or more things.
What is the superlative adjective in the sentence:
The most difficult trail to ski is a double black diamond.
most difficult